Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-04-01
THE BRAND OF CAIN.
The Moose Tightening Around the
Neck of Arend0rf, the Murderer
of the Rev. HaddOck.
"Bismarck," the Principal Witness,
Describes in Horrifying Detail
the C0wardly Murder.
Mrs. Haddock Appears.

Mrs. Hadlock Appears.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, March so.-Albert
Koschniski, alias Bismarck" occupied the
witness box again this morning in the
Haddock murder trial. The scenes of the
last two days were again repeated. The
court room was packed to double its capac-
ity and the attending discomfitures were
borne without murmur by the curious
throng. Koschniski is one of the two
dutchmen referred to in Leavitt's testimony
who were hired to "do up" Haddock, and
he is under indictment as one of the con-
spirators. The city authorities, while ac-
cumulating evidence necessary for the ar
rest, kept track of his movements from the
day Of the murder, and when he left the
city in September with his family, vigil
liant watch was kept on them. On the 10Th
of September the police authorities of San
Francisco were notified to keep him in
sight until proper papers could be served
for his arrest and return. On the 10th day
OF October, at the instance of the Sioux
City authorities, Koschniscki was
arrested at that place for conspiracy
in the murder. Next day Chief of Police
Melon, of Sioux City, arrived at San Fran
cisco. and on visit to the prisoner
at the Jail Koschniscki confessed to his
completely in the tragedy and named John
Arensdorf as the one who shot the minister.
The confession of Leavitt had not been
made public until the 7th, three days pre-
Win hI1tR RncahniSaHi Inn Of
any such confession. SO far he is the only
German out of large number implicated
that has turned states evidence, and his
testimony is being listened to by that class
of people with deep interest He is the
most damaging witness yet in the witness
him maintain in detail and data the exact
ness with the testimony of FitzsimmOns
and Leavitt. The position of the assassin
when he fired the shot is accurate with the
other testimony submitted, but he describes
with horrifying illustration the face and
expression of the minister as the ball pen
etrated his neck. Mrs. IIaddOck, the wife
of the murdered minister, made her first
appearance in court to-day, having come
from Wisconsin for the purpose of attend
the trial.
BIsMARCK's EVIDENCE.
Koschinscki resumed his evidence from
yesterdays interruption as follows:
''Triber sa d this is where the son OF a
b. of a preacher lives; We'll give you $500
if you will whip him. Then he said he
would give $3.50 if l would whip him. He
asked me if l knew Fred Falger. l said
yes. He asked me if | knew Granda.
said yes. He said when you see him tell
him will give him $500 to whip Haddock.
7 kcll ho coiI I fhnr
went with him to his house. This was in
the afternoon of the same day. Granda,
when told him, said: Il will meet you at
Mr.. Treiber's saloon tonight went to
Trei5er's that evening. He said Gralda
was not there that mig hit. He said: You 60
and see him and tell him to come down
and that he will get $500 sure when
he whips that preacher Saw Granda
again: told him that Treiber would give
him $500 sure when he whipped that
preacher. Granda said: L was at Treiber's
then met Treiber on the street, later.
told him that had seen Granda. Treiber
said: You come up with him to my saloon
tonight, sure.' In the evening | went to
Treiber's saloon. Treiber sent me to
Granda's house to bring him to the saloon.
Treiber said: Show Granda where Mr..
Haddock lives l went up toward the
went back to the bank building. When
near the preacher's' house Granda said
he would not whip the preacher, as there
were too many men who knew him.
Granda and we're in Water street when
the buggy came, and saw crowd coming
up the Sidewalk to take the corner of Fourth
and Pearl streets. The men were going
down Fourth street; met them near the al
ley between Water and Pearl streets; saw
Leader, Leavitt. Granda, ArensdOrf, Flath
and Munchrath in the crowd. ArensdOrf
was there. He had on black sack coat.
Leavitt had on rubber coat. We all went
toward Water street corner; Paul Leader
and were in front; he and went south
on Water street; ArensdOrf stood on the
corner with the other man; Leader and
were five feet from Arensdorf: saw a man
coming across the street; Arensdorf said to
Granda: L don't want you drunken Dutch
men around here Rev. HaddOck was
the corner: Haddock was coming east on
Water street,; I saw ArensdOlf go out to-
ward the preacher; when in the middle OF
the street
ARENsDoRF FIRED A SHOT;
Paddock raised his hands to his head and
fell: Armstrong stood still a moment and
then ran across the bridge. followed by
Peters. then started to run and did not
see which way the other men ran; saw
Arensdorf on Fourth street with Paul
Leader next day; saw him IN beer garden
the next Monday after the shooting; Fred
Folger was also there. Arensdorf said: i
guess | want to see YOU We went out
He said: 4 think you had better get OUT
I said: who" He said: You saw the
shooting and you had better get out |
said tn at had no money, and then he said
4 will give you 500 and you get out. Fred
Folger will drive you out on the road to-